New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-20
DAMAGE BY LIGHTNING AND RAIN.


LOSS AT CoNEY ISLAND.
The house OF Edward Hartley In White Plains was
struck by lightning Friday night and slightly dam-
aged Several panes OF glass were broken and Mrs Hart
ley was stunned. but only slightly injured horse in
the front yard also struck and flung TO the grou nd
but he soon got his feet again and away terribly
frightened At Mount Neryon David smith n lawyer
and Justice X Edmons sitting in their Offices about
100 feet apart were both shocked, but were only tenn
porarily affected
At West Brighton the were flooded and the
asphalt walk completely undermined for over
1000 feet The waves dashed up 10 Dixons Pavilion,
and washed over eight feet Of earth Bath houses
and Pavllions were swept away and badly damaged
II Iyous Pavilion over three hundred feet long, fac
ing tue ocean, caught by gust OF wind. and its
mbers were scattered In every direction part OF the
roof was carried the roof Of Big Nanas" Cottage.
damaging II badly Another piece crushed through the
side OF cottage into the dnngroom where the family
were seated They rushed out OF the house piece OF
timber about thirty feet long was hurled against another
cottage A large nagpolc in front OF Gdrrys Pavilion
was blown down and fell with great force against the
plaza tearing through the roof for over five feet Tele
graph poles blown down all along the line ana ele
graph and telephone communication closed OIL for
time Bushels OF clans were strewn aong the beach
yesterday At Brighton and Manhattan beaches no dam
age done
During the storm man named Reese, who on his
way home, stumbled over dead body lying III the gutter
M Avenue G and Forty seventhst, Pamrapo, NJ. The
body proved to be that OF John H. Post, iftyse
whose home 300 feet fiom the place where the body
was found There cut his forehead and II Is sup
posed that while crossing the street Mr.. Post stumbled
and fell into the gutter with sufficient force 10
render him unconscious. There was enough water
in the gutter to stranclc him and physician
certified that death resulted from drowning Mr. Post
had held the offices OF Councilman In Bayonnc and Free
holder Hudson County lie leaves five children.
Yesterday nj II a. IN. large frame building In Centre
ST.. Orange, n. j., fell with crash Three men working
in the building barely escaped with their lives. The
building had been raised cellar dug underneath ana
new foundation walls built, upon which the structure had
Just been settled The heavy ram OF Friday nlSht washed
out the footngs OF the wall The loss is about $1,000
Lightning struck the barn OF John Hepburn at Brook
dale " L and he building. together with several horses
and and some hay. was destroyed Inc loss Will
amount 10 several thousand dollars.
Captain Albert d. sprague. In command of the schooner
Lcmuel Hall, from Baltimore for Providence with
coal, ran inside OF sandy Hook for harhor
owing 10 the storm just after crossing
the bar heavy squall struck the vessel,
carry ing her over on her beam ends R0mer ShoaL
The captain had his wife board and when the crew
were about abandon the vessel he commanded them 10
remain where they The vessel soon took bottom,
and ptc the danger from the heavy seas the captain
and his cuDg fast to the rigging untll IL H. yester
day. when they were taken oil.
The White star steamer Britannia arrived yesterday
and made "A quick passage from Liverpool On Tuesday
passed fifteen ccbcrgs and great fields OF Ice On tue
following day she supplied the fishing schooner Anna t.
Wesley with coal and oil.